Supreme Court of Florida
Griffin v. State of Florida, SC07-168
Retroactive application of the cost provisions of section 939.185, Florida Statutes do not violate federal and state constitutional prohibitions against ex post facto laws because the statute lacks any punitive penalty, and monetary penalties that do not lengthen an offender's sentence do not constitute criminal punishment.
Appellate Information
- Decided 04/10/2008
- Published 04/10/2008
Judges
- PER CURIAM.
Court
- Supreme Court of Florida
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Brad Permar, Assistant Public Defender, Tenth Judicial Circuit, Bartow, FL, for Petitioner.
- For Appellees:
- Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, FL, Robert J. Krauss, Assistant Attorney General, Bureau Chief, and Timothy A. Freeland, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, FL, for Respondent.